On: Why can't programmers be more like ants? Or a lesson in stigmergy (2015)

[slt2021]

We are already living and working like ants in a colony. Human corporation is not much different from ant colony. Ants have queen, humans have CEO. Ants have spec: worker/warrior/support, humans have work specialization: sales/developer/support/etc.

the same pattern emerges at the state/country/economy level: taxpayers/military/elites: a human only exists to work, pay taxes and pay bills

the ultimate emergent goal is total subjugation of a human economic unit to the needs of a colony

[jebarker → slt2021]

This is a very pessimistic view of the world. In return for contributing to the needs of the colony you benefit from all the colony has to offer.

[worthless-trash → jebarker]

You mostly benefit from some of what the colony has to offer, there is a difference.

[jebarker → worthless-trash]

Good point